Shared Air Quality Stories
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Marin C. I never had asthma or any respiratory issues until June 7th, 2023, when I was outside for roughly 40 minutes during the Canadian wildfire smoke over NYC.
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Andria M. My family lived in a multi-housing apartment complex for almost four years, and the quality of living drastically declined during those years.
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Laura K.
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Barbara J. Thank you for being available and transparent, and honest. Our air quality is experiencing something unusual.
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Eugenia S. Today I emailed four local news channels in Tucson, 4, 9, 11 and 13, asking them to post air quality numbers, along with the temperatures in TV weather reports.
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Deyne M. I was born downwind of oil refineries, along the Delaware River, outside of Philadelphia. This was in 1947, and there were no regulations about filtering the stacks, which put forth quantities of particles in the air.
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Debra P. I have had COPD for more than five years. I had to retire early because of this disease.
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Mark E. I would be elated if we could go back to the 55mph limit!!! As it is, I do drive at that speed and stay 5mph slower in town.
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Amanda D. As a public health professional in Los Angeles, so many of the families I work with have children suffering from asthma or other pollution related issues.
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Rachel L. I currently work as a public health professional in Los Angeles County, but what originally sparked my interest in working in public health was growing up near Richmond, California.
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Michelle C. Ever since a weatherization program had completed energy efficiency updates to my home, strange things started to occur.
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Christopher F. I am 36-years-old and I was born with lung agenesis, I live in Southeast Texas where the humidity is very high and it's surrounded by refineries polluting the air.
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Anita H.
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Angela and Cameron D.
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Angela A.
